Instaprints Introduces Metal Prints
Effective immediately, all members of Instaprints.com can offer their images for sale as metal prints!
Your image is the art... no frames or mats to distract from your work.
Upload your images... set your prices for all of the available metal sizes... we take care of the rest.
All metal prints ship within 2 - 3 business days and arrive "ready to hang" with a hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Instaprints Introduces Introduces Acrylic Prints
Effective immediately, all members of Instaprints.com can offer their images for sale as acrylic prints!
Your image is the art... no frames or mats to distract from your work.
Upload your images... set your prices for all of the available acrylic sizes... we take care of the rest.
All acrylic prints ship within 2 - 3 business days and arrive "ready to hang" with four aluminum mounting posts (option #1) or hanging wire (option #2).
Instaprints Introduces Product Menus
June 4th, 2012
Have you ever been at an art fair or tradeshow and wanted to be able to hand a prospective buyer a "menu" for your artwork? Something that shows all of your available sizes, prices, and ordering information...
Now you can! On each
artwork page on Instaprints, there is a new link underneath the main image that looks like this:
If you click on the link, a PDF document will open up and show you an ordering menu for that image.
Here are some examples:
You can print the PDF documents using your home printer, take them to your local print shop (e.g. FedEx Kinkos) for a more professional look, or just e-mail them directly to prospective buyers.
If you assemble a few individual PDFs together... you've got your own ordering catalog!
These PDFs are designed to help you advertise your artwork to prospective buyers and encourage them to browse and purchase your artwork online.
There's no better way to quickly and easily show your buyers what you have to offer.
Instaprints Releases "Flash-Free" Slideshows
June 1st, 2012
For those members who are interested in promoting their artwork via slideshows, Instaprints has just released a new slideshow feature which does not rely on Flash.
Why is that important?
In April, Steve Jobs posted an open letter on Apple's website stating that Apple will not support Flash on the IPhone, IPad, or any future devices:
As internet users start to do more and more web browsing on Apple's mobile devices (i.e. IPhone and IPad), they won't be able to view any Flash content. If you're currently using a slideshow tool from SmugMug, Flickr, ZenFolio, etc... mobile users won't be able to see it because it's developed in Flash.
So... Instaprints has just released a new slideshow tool that is 100% Flash free!
Just click on the
marketing widgets page from your control panel, and you'll see several different slideshows to choose from. Simply copy and paste the appropriate code onto your website or blog, and you'll instantly have a beautiful slideshow that advertises your artwork... and is visible on the mobile web!
Instaprints Greeting Cards Now Available
May 29th, 2012
Outside View
Horizontal Orientation
White Background
Inside View
Horizontal Orientation
Outside View
Vertical Orientation
Black Background
Inside View
Vertical Orientation
By popular demand... Instaprints greeting cards are now available!
All members can now offer their images for sale as 5" x 7" greeting cards.
Cards may be bought and sold as single cards, packs of 10, or packs of 25. All greeting cards ship within 48 hours and include white envelopes for mailing and gift-giving.
Base Prices
Pack of 10 Cards:
$19.50 ($1.95 / Card)
Pack of 25 Cards:
$37.50 ($1.50 / Card)
Instaprints members can order their own greeting cards at the above prices and add a mark-up to these prices when offering cards for sale.
Greeting Card Details
Instaprints greeting cards are produced on a digital offset printer using 110 lb. paper stock.
Each card receives a protective UV coating on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss appearance.
The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with a text message up to 500 characters in length. The message is centered on the inside of the card and printed in black 18pt arial font.
The artist's name and the name of the image is printed on the back of each card along with the Instaprints logo.
Cards can be ordered in a horizontal or vertical configuration (see below).
Cards can be ordered with a white background or black background (see below).
All greeting card orders ship within 48 hours, and shipping is available to any destination in the world!
Instaprints Introduces Bamboo Frames
May 24th, 2012
Incomparable, refined, and handcrafted from sustainable natural bamboo - our new line of bamboo frames are the next generation in environmentally friendly framing, featuring a classic, gallery-ready profile and several smooth finishes with naturally varied graining. Each one is a unique masterpiece.
The 20 new frames, shown below, are available immediately. Finishes include Kona Red, Honey, Honey with Natural Inlay, Natural and Ebony.!
Stretched Canvas Previews
May 15, 2012
Stretched canvases have become very popular on Instaprints. In order to help members sell their artwork in this configuration, we have just released a new feature which can automatically display any flat image as a beautifully stretched canvas. Here is another
example.
To view your artwork as a stretched canvas, simply visit one of your artwork pages and click on the link that says "Canvas Print".
There is simply no better way to "try before you buy" and encourage visitors to purchase your prints!
Member Groups
May 14th, 2012
Members can now create their own groups! Each group is moderated by its creator and has its own:
artwork pages
discussion pages
blogs
activity pages
and more!
This is the simplest way to share artwork and ideas with like-minded Instaprints members. Join one of the existing groups or create your own!
It seems to be quite popular to discuss "who is selling" and "what is selling" on FineArtAmerica.com. Our
discussion pages are always active with posts regarding those two topics. In response to this persistent curiousity, we've created a new page which displays a partial list of recently sold prints!
The page is located
here and can be accessed anytime by clicking on Artwork -> Recently Sold Print in our navigation menu.
The page will display a random selection of prints which have sold within the past month. We will only be showing prints which have NOT been purchased by their owner. You can see where the artwork was purchase from and how the buyer configured the purchase (i.e. paper vs. canvas, frame, mat, etc.).
This is a great way to get a glimpse of what's selling and, should you chose to contact them, to learn from the artists that are having sales success!
